Du kleiner Kasten, den ich flüchtend trug Daß meine Lampen mir auch nicht zerbrächen Besorgt vom Haus zum Schiff, vom Schiff zum Zug Daß meine Feinde weiter zu mir sprächen An meinem Lager und zu meiner Pein Der letzten nachts, der ersten in der Früh Von ihren Siegen und von meiner Müh: Versprich mir, nicht auf einmal stumm zu sein!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "An den kleinen Radioapparat", 1942-3, from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Auf den kleinen Radioapparat", appears in Steffinische Sammlung
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sean Phillip Mabrey) , "To the small radio device", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To a little radio", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Auditorium du Louvre , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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